With GeoCheck’s consulting staff and associates there is vast experience and extensive breadth within the business in the geological and mining consulting field.
This breadth includes but is not limited to:
- Safety systems associated with field exploration teams and early mine development.
- Any field work MUST be completed with SAFETY as the first consideration for staff and management. GeoCheck consultant staff have developed and operated detailed safety systems to allow the efficient operation of field activities.
- Geological Database system development, modification and improvement.
- GeoCheck use the LogCheck database system as their primary database system for subsequent check, validation and reporting of resources.
- Database work also includes the conversion of old data-sets into the industry accepted standard COALLOG format.
- Coal Exploration Program planning and development, execution and management.
- With detailed input from the client, exploration programs can be developed for long term goals and then managed for short term budget considerations
- Coal Quality planning, auditing and evaluation to allow resources to be correctly evaluated.
- As part of the above development of exploration programs, the coal quality database needs to capture data that will allow the best design of a CHPP to best exploit the coal resource in the ground.
- Modelling and reporting of coal resources compliant to various codes (Australasian JORC, Canadian NI43-101, RSA, Chinese and Mongolian standards),
- GeoCheck’s consultant team has completed an extensive number of JORC and NI43-101 resource reports but can also report these resources according to other standards as required by the client.
- Prior to joining GeoCheck most consultants have had extensive experience in reporting of coal resources for some of the larger groups as well as some of the new entries to the coal industry.
- Geostatistical analysis of geological and mining data to confirm confidence limits of quoted resources and reserves.
- Under the current Australian Coal Guidelines it is recommended that a detailed geostats study is used to confirm the confidence (or error percentage) within quoted reserves. GeoCheck consultant team has great depth in this field with some key staff with geostatistics background.
- Geotechnical design and implementation of programs for planning open cut and underground coal mining operations. Geotechnical evaluation of civil projects such as tunnelling and road design.
- For underground and open cut operations it is essential to understand the competence of the rock strata prior, during and post mining for the safety of people and the environment. Geocheck have access to some of the most experienced geotechnical geologists in this field.
- Due Diligence and audit of potential COAL and CSG projects.
- Prior to negotiation or purchase of new assets, GeoCheck are capable of completing timely and accurate audits and diligence reviews to give clients confidence in the technical aspects of their projects.
- Mentoring of professional teams to ensure that the right skill sets prevail in new, developing and existing projects.
- Competent person’s status is held by several of our GeoCheck staff, due to their experience within the coal industry over several decades of work within large and small businesses on many different coal projects and environments throughout the world.
GeoCheck Consulting History from 2007
| Client name | Project name |
Country location |
GeoCheck staff member | Type of work program – Report |
Date completed |
Associate Company for reporting |
| CEC Resources Ltd |
SaikHan Ovoo and Erdenetsogt | Mongolia | Gary Ballantine | Data compilation and Site audit | Dec-07 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| Allied Rise Group Ltd | Lun Zhang Project | PR of China |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Resource evaluation report | Jan-08 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| Mongolian Oil Shales Co Ltd | Tsaidam Nuur Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Mar-08 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| Allied Rise Group Ltd | Wang Jia Ling Project | PR of China |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Resource evaluation report | Aug-08 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| Polo Resources LLC | Union Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Oct-08 | MCS |
| Energy Resources LLC | Ukhaa Khudag Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Audit report | Feb-09 | MCS |
| Nubrands Group Holdings | Gujiao Project | PR of China |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Apr-09 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| Nubrands Group Holdings | Erdenetsogt Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Jul-09 | ACA Howe / MCS |
| PT Adaro Indonesia | North Tutupan Project | Indonesia | Brett Larkin | LAS comparison to CQ | Oct-09 | Geocheck |
| Polo Resources LLC | Erds Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Oct-09 | MCS |
| MAK LLC |
Aduunchuluun 6011X | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Oct-09 | MCS |
| Polo Resources LLC | Erds Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Nov-09 | MCS |
| Client name | Project name |
Country location |
GeoCheck staff member |
Type of work program – Report |
Date completed |
Associate Company for reporting |
|
Sharyn Gol JSC (Triton Coal) | Sharyn Gol Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Feb-11 | MCS |
|
Shenlong Mining Coal Company Limited |
Shenlog mine, China | Inner Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Comment on previous report by consultant | Mar-11 | MCS |
|
Mongol Oil Shales Co Ltd | Tsaidam Nuur Project | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Field audit of drill holes | Apr-11 | MCS |
|
Mogul Energy LLC (Triton Coal) | Khoot Khonkor ML | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | May-11 | MCS |
| Tsetsens Mining and Energy LLC | Boroljuutiin Tal Project | Mongolia |
Gary Ballantine as CP | JORC resource report | Jun-11 | MCS |
| MAK LLC | Khoot area | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Resource evaluation report | Aug-11 | MCS |
|
Mogul Energy LLC (Triton Coal) | Tevshiin Gobi | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Sep-11 | MCS |
|
Mogul Energy LLC (Triton Coal) |
Khoot Khonkor Extension | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Nov-11 | MCS |
|
Western Minex LLC (Triton Coal) | Ochirin Bulag Project | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Review exploration work, audit geology | Jan-12 | MCS |
| Client name | Project name |
Country location |
GeoCheck staff member |
Type of work program – Report |
Date completed |
Associate Company for reporting |
| ACARP |
CoalLog Standard Stage 1 | Australia | Brett Larkin |
Compilation of new Logging standard | Feb-12 | GEMS (Australia) |
|
View Resources (Australia) | Sary-Mogol & Bel Alma Projects | Kyrgyzstan |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Data review, technical Report | Feb-12 | MCS |
| MAK LLC |
Aduunchuluun 6632X | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Canadian NI43-101 report | Apr-12 | MCS |
|
Jiu Long Shan Coal Mining |
Jiu Long Shan, China | PR of China |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | JORC resource report | Apr-12 | MCS |
| MMC | Ukhaa Khudag Project | Mongolia |
Todd Sercombe as CP | Data and procedure audit | Jul-12 | Geocheck |
| Etugen Ey Co Ltd |
Tulgat Khyar Gurvan Bulag Projects | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Data review, technical Report | Nov-12 | MCS |
| Venera Altai LLC | Khuren Gol Project | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | JORC resource report | Dec-12 | MCS |
|
Sharyn Gol JSC (Triton Coal) | Sharyn Gol Project | Mongolia |
Todd Sercombe as CP | JORC resource report Update with new data | Feb-13 | MCS |
| Rey Resources Limited | Paradise Project | Australia |
Graeme Hewitt Jonathan Brooker |
Field supervision and data reporting, manage CQ program | Nov-13 | Geocheck |
| ACARP |
CoalLog Standard Stage 2 | Australia |
Brett Larkin Graeme Hewitt | Stage 2 standard development | Sep-14 | GEMS (Australia) |
| MAK LLC | Naryn Sukhait Mine area | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | JORC 2012 Resource evaluation report | Oct-14 | MCS |
| Client name | Project name |
Country location |
GeoCheck staff member |
Type of work program – Report |
Date completed |
Associate Company for reporting |
| MMC | Ukhaa Khudag | Mongolia |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | Data review and audit | May-15 | Geocheck |
| As Madencilik | Narli Lignite Project | Turkey |
Graeme Hewitt as CP | JORC 2012 Resource evaluation report | June-15 | MCS |
| Various | Bowen Basin review of current ownership | QLD, Australia | Graeme Hewitt & Gary Ballantine | Review of current ownership and possible KEY projects to acquire | March-16 |
ACARP = Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program
CP = Competent Person for report
ML = Mining Lease
JORC = Joint Ore Reserves Committee (design the JORC code as part of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy)
Canadian NI43-101 = Canadian National Instrument for Reporting of Reserves and Resources (design by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum)
ACA Howe International = Geological Consulting Group (now part of CSA Global)
GEMS = Green Exploration and Mining Services
MAK LLC = Mongolian ALT (MAK) LLC – company
MCS = Micromine Consulting Company
MMC = Mongolian Mining Corporation LLC
